I'm cooking pork ribs and for the first time decided to use wood chunks. I put them there together with a firestarter and by the time I put the ribs they were producing blue smoke (or so I thought). 30 minutes passed and now I see this coming from my egg. Is it normal? Should I worry? Should I do anything?
by osmin_og
19 Comments
Looks good to me
Probably just a chunk catching. Don’t overthink it.
That’s that blue smoke that’s what you want. Doesn’t look too harsh.
You can put the wood under the charcoal to make it taste a bit better too
How long did you give the fire to settle into your desired temperature before you added the ribs? I usually give the fire an hour to rid itself of dirty smoke before I add any meat for a slower cook at lower temperatures.
As the wood starts to combust you’ll get a thicker white smoke. No problem. It should turn to a thin blue smoke but some white to it isn’t bad either. If it becomes a thicker white/grey then it’s not getting enough air And will impart a more acrid flavor esp on long smokes.
I would also take care to remove any bark on the wood and make sure it’s fully cured (Dried wood)
You’re good
Big white clouds= bad. Thin blue = good. Looks like good smoke to me!
I thought this was going to be a bragging post haha
Naw, you killing it man
Assuming this is on start up, you need to let it sit for a good 30-45min while it comes to temp and burns off that creosote smoke.
Nothing wrong here, you’re fine. Smoke on!
Your smoker is smoking.
Good smoke but not quite pope.
You’re good.
I think im the only one who leaves these wood chunks alone.
I find if you use the correct lumpwood it usually adds enough smoke?
Hi! I’m new here and to BGE. I see a lot of you commenting big white smoke is bad. Is that only applicable in the case of smoking meat? I get white smoke all the time during a standard charcoal session. Sorry for the bother! Learning through other threads as well.
Let it roll
Time to cook. The wood chunks add smoke. Looks good from here.
Looks like your have a poltergeist in that first picture
Raw wood has much more smoke and differ t color vs running just charcoal lump or briquette this is normal. As the raw wood burns in it will dissipate. This is the flavor that you paid for with the raw wood chunks. Keep Calm and Egg On!